Unlucky leeks

Reading between the lines, it appears you may not have planted them correctly.  Did you drop the leek seedlings into a hole you had made and filled it with water?

Cheers,   Tony.

Sorry I didn't answer you question earlier as I have been very busy.
Yes, I dropped each seedling into a hole and then watered, as I do every year. They are really very small, hopefully the Friday market here will have some more seedlings tomorrow to plug the gaps.

Some of the first seedlings I planted last year died as well but as it was raining like mad in the midst of all that cold I thought the slugs and the cold were getting at them. It has been cold but not that wet this year!

Anton

It does sound as though they may have not been able to grow enough roots ---slug damage maybe?

Frustrating for you